Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) size comparison: how tall is the Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)?
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower): 96 m · 315 ft tall
London, United Kingdom · 1859
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) is 96 m · 315 ft tall. That is about 56× the height of an average man (171 cm). Compare it side by side with people, animals, buildings and more on the board above — drag, zoom, switch cm / ft, or export an image.
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) in other units
| Unit | Size |
|---|---|
| Metres | 96 m |
| Feet | 315 ft |
| Yards | 105 yd |
| Kilometres | 0.096 km |
How many people tall is it?
You would need to stack about 56 average men (171 cm each) to be as tall as Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower). With 3 m per storey, that is roughly the height of a 32-floor building.
What is about the same size as Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)?
| Compared with | Size | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Atomium (Towers & bridges) | 102 m · 335 ft | 6 m taller (6.3%) |
| Kaiju (Fantasy & myth) | 100 m · 328 ft | 4 m taller (4.2%) |
| Shwedagon Pagoda (Monuments & mosques) | 99 m · 325 ft | 3 m taller (3.1%) |
| Peter the Great Statue (Statues) | 98 m · 322 ft | 2 m taller (2.1%) |
| Statue of Liberty (Statues) | 93 m · 305 ft | 3 m shorter (3.1%) |
| Great Buddha of Thailand (Statues) | 92 m · 302 ft | 4 m shorter (4.2%) |
| Faisal Mosque (Monuments & mosques) | 90 m · 295 ft | 6 m shorter (6.3%) |
| Tower Bridge (Towers & bridges) | 65 m · 213 ft | 31 m shorter (32.3%) |
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